Who Is Andrew Tate? Viral Misogynistic Influencer Headed To US With Brother

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate face charges of rape, human trafficking, and money laundering.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate returned to the US where he faces charges of rape, human trafficking, and money laundering.

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Viral misogynistic influencer, Andrew Tate has once again hit headlines after reports surfaced that he and his brother, Tristan landed in the United States. The duo was arrested in the country three years ago where they face charges of rape, human trafficking and money laundering. 

The lawyer for the Tate brothers had told CNN that the pair left Romania on a US-bound flight. 

The professional fighter-turned-media personality — who openly advocates violence against women — has earned ire and admiration for his viral rants about male dominance, female submission, and wealth raking up billions of views online.

He was put under house arrest in Romania in August last year when prosecutors launched a second criminal investigation against hims and his brother Tristan, along with four other suspects.  They have denied the charges framed against them.

Who Is Andrew Tate?

Emory Andrew Tate III, 38 is a US-born professional fighter-turned media personality who first gained notoriety in 2016 after he was removed from the British reality TV show 'Big Brother'. He was ousted from the show after a video emerged that appeared to show him attacking a woman with a belt.

In 2017, then Twitter, now known as X, banned him from the microblogging site for saying that women should "bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted. In 2022, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube followed suit and banned him from their platforms for violating their policies. 

However, after Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter in 2022, Tate's account was restored and as of February 2025, the controversial influencer has 10.7 million followers on the social media website. 

Influence On Young Men 

With all his controversial, and more often extremely problematic remarks, Andrew Tate's ideas have taken root in the minds of countless young men who revere him as a role model of masculinity. 

Before being taken down, the so-called "alpha-male" podcaster's TikTok account racked up about 11.6 billion views, according to a CNN report. 

Social media accounts dedicated to education have featured accounts of students, as young as middle schoolers parroting Tate's diatribes and harassing female classmates. 

Instances of sexual harassment in schools in the UK and Australia have also been blamed on Tate's influence, as per the CNN report. 

'Re-traumatised': Tate's Alleged Victims 

Four British women who have alleged sexual abuse by Andrew Tate, said they are in "disbelief and feel re-traumatised" by news of him leaving Romania, reported BBC. 

"It is clear that he will now not face criminal prosecution for his alleged crimes in Romania; he will use it as an opportunity to harass further and intimidate witnesses and his accusers, and he will continue to spread his violent, misogynistic doctrine around the world," said the women in a joint statement. 

The alleged victims have sued Tate in the UK after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute him. Matthew Jury, the lawyer with McCue Jury & Partners, which is representing the women, called the decision to lift the travel ban “disgusting and dismaying," reported AP.